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The Chair, Councillor Garry Weatherall, reported that approximately 7,000 people had watched the Olympic torch pass through the Chapeltown/Ecclesfield area and introduced Joshua McGill, who had carried the torch through Chapeltown.  Joshua showed the torch to the meeting and explained that he had been selected to carry it because of his presentations on healthy living to local schools and youth clubs.  He went on to describe his experience of participating in the torch relay and his feelings on seeing his friends, family and local school children amongst those watching.  Joshua added that, as a result of this experience, he was now giving an increased number of healthy living talks to schools, to which he took the torch to show his audience.  The Chair congratulated Joshua on his participation and presented him with a certificate to commemorate his achievement.